The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-07
Our New Bosts

| United States Tor OululnS nVe new war
vessels. The first of these vessels, for
the construction of which bids are
solicited, is the NcWGrk, a LAO ton
cruiser, authorized to be built by the
act of March 8, 1887. Proposals were
Invited for this vessel last year, but the
lowest bid exceeded the limit of the
cost-S1, 100 .0O0-named in the act. At
It's last session Congress increased
the limit to $l,5O0,000 Proposals
| for the construction of this
cruiser will be received from all
American ship builders, whose ship
yards are fu ~ equipped for building or
| repairing iron and steel steamships and
constructors of marine engines,
machinery and boilers. The next named
in the advertisement are
CRUISERS NOS. 4 AND 5.
Provision for their construction is
made in the appropriation bill, which
will go into effect next July. All of their
parts are required to be of domestic
manufacture, and contractors are
required to guarantee in their
case maximum spread of
| nineteen knots an hour. For every
quarter knot of speed. exhibited above
that guaranteed, the contractor is to re-
| eeive 8 premium of S., 900 over and
above his contract price, and for every
| quarter knot deficiency of speed S., 900 is
| TO be deducted from the contract price.
The conditions of the tests are to be
prescribed by the department.. In addi-
ton to the vessels named, proposals are
also invited for building two gunboats
designated as mo. 3" and mo. 4"
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type of gunboat "No. l." building at
Champ works in Philadelphia, which
is regarded as one of the most formid-
able ships of war of modern times. In
the case of these gunboats, and of nine
teen-knot cruisers No. and No. 5, pro-
posals will be received from every
American shipbuilder or other person
who shall show, to the satisfaction of
the Secretary of the Navy, that
WITHIN FIVE MONTHS
from the date of the contract he will be
possessed Of the necessary plant for the
performance of the work in the United
States, which he shall offer to under
take. The evidence thus required must
accompany the proposal or be submit
ted to the department In advance. 1t is
also required that one of the vessels
shall be built on or near the coast of
the Pacific Ocean or waters connecting
herewith; and two of them on or near
the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, or the
waters connecting Herewith; and at
! such places on or near such coasts or
waters as the Secretary of the Navy
shall approve, and that, if it shall ap-
year TO the satisfaction of the President
OF the United States from the bidding
for said contracts, that said vessels
CAEEor BE CONSTRUCTED
at fair cost at or near the coast of the
Pacific Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico, he
shall authorize the construction of said
vessels, or either of them, elsewhere in
| the United States. All of the vessels
are to be of the best and most modern
design, having the highest attainab'e
speed The plans and specifications,
approved forms of proposals, and gen.
! eral forms of the contract for each yes
sci, will be prepared by the depart
ment, and may be seen on and after
! June LIST, and meanwhile information
as to the general character can be OBJ
tanned at any time. Bidders will be al
| lowed to frame their proposals IN three
forms:
First, for the construction OF the hull
and machinery of each vessel, accord
ing to the plans of the department;
second, for the construction of the hull
and machinery, in accordance with the
contractor plan,
WITH A GUARANTEE
of their results: and third, for the con-
struction of the hull on the department.
plans, and of the engines and ma
chinery on the contractors plans, sub
iect to the same limitation IN space
and weight as that specified IN the de-
partment design, and with the same
guarantee as to the successful perform
arce. Each proposal to construct a
vessel must be accompanied by ceru /
fed check equal to 5 per cent. OF the
amount of the bid, and in case OF the
acceptance of the proposal. the BIDDER
is required to enter into a contract tor
the performance of his work, under a
bond equal to Is per cent. OF the amount
of his bid. Contracts will be awarded
separately for each vessel, including the
hull and machinery.
Three cruisers must be compIeleu
within tTeuty-four months ana the tWo
guns within eighteen months from the
execution Of the respective contracts
THE COST OF THE CRUISES,
not exclusive of armament, but incluo
ing equipment, IS limited to an amount
not exceeding 81 800 600, the cost OF
cruisers Nos. and 5, including equip,
ment, but exclusive OF arRsment and
premiums for speed. IS limited to an
amount for sail vessels of not more
than $500, 600. The cost OF the gun
boats, Nos. snd 4, inclusive of arma-
ment, but excluding equipment. is
limited to an amount not exceeding
$3.50 600 each. Payments to each con-
tractor will be made in ten equal Install
ments as the work progresses, upon the
bills duly certified. from which 10 per
cent. will be reserved to be paid in full
at the completion of the contract.
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